Huge fish caught in Mississippi River sets new state record

Huge fish caught in Mississippi River sets new state record

Source: wapt

8/9/2022

Huge fish caught in Mississippi River sets new state record

Credit: MDWFP

A Brookhaven man has quite a story to tell about a very big fish.

Christopher Halley caught a 104-pound blue catfish in the Mississippi River near Natchez on a trotline. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks said the fish is the new State Trophy Record Blue Catfish.

Halley's fish was 3 pounds heavier than the previous record set in 1997 by the team of Freddie Parker and Brad Smith, MDWFP officials said.

This is the second blue catfish record set this year. Eugene Cronley, of Brandon, landed a 131-pound blue catfish in April using a rod and reel. That fish and the previous trophy record were all caught from the Mississippi River near Natchez, wildlife officials said.

State fishing records are separated into three categories: Rod and reel, trophy and fly fishing.